'Not Easy For New Delhi To Overlook Delimitation'

'If delimitation is not handled well by the Centre, the southern states are certainly going to challenge it.' IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MPs T R......

'Don't Compel Us To Study Hindi!'

'We are not opposed to any Indian language. We are against Hindi imposition.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The kerfuffle between the Union and Tamil Nadu governments over the New......

What Does Xi Want?

Remember how Xi Jinping humiliated his predecessor Hu Jintao at the Communist Party Congress back in October 2022? No such scenes were visible at the opening session of the National People's......

'If India, China join hands...': Beijing's big remark

A ballet between the elephant and the dragon contributing to each other's success is the 'only right choice' for India-China relations, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday as he acknowledged......

Piyush Goyal not against e-commerce platforms, but...

A day after lambasting e-commerce players for predatory pricing, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said he is not against online platforms but India wants such entities to be "fair......

How Banks Plan To Tackle 'Mule' Fraud

'A mule operates someone else's account to transfer illegal money.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Commercial banks in India have stepped up their control mechanism in taking on......

Meet Nirmalaji's Core Budget Team

The finance minister continues to be backed by the same policy team in charting out the broad strategy as in the few earlier Budgets. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman distributes halwa......

Moody's Concerns Over Coalition Challenges

Moody's Analytics said that the reduced political stability and the need for consensus building that is inherent with a coalition government may erode investor confidence in the near term. IMAGE:......

Draft sports bill could pose problems for IOA

Ministry mulls graded funding for sports federations IMAGE: IOA chief PT Usha. Photograph: PTI from the Rediff.com Archives The sports ministry is considering the introduction of a graded system......

Australian PM Hosts Rohit & Co

IMAGE: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is flanked by Rohit Sharma and Australian PM's XI Captain Jack Edwards at a reception hosted at the federal Parliament house in Canberra, November......

Shakib quits T20Is; Kanpur match could be final Test

IMAGE: Shakib Al Hasan played 129 T20Is for Bangladesh. Photograph: CA/X Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Thursday announced his retirement from T20 Internationals with immediate effect......

Cricketers Azad, Pathan bamboozle opponents at polls

WC star Kirti Azad beats state BJP heavyweight Ghosh from Bardhaman-Durgapur constituency. IMAGE: TMC's Kirti Azad with party chief Mamata Banerjee. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kirti Azad/X Cricket......